Synonyms for scholarly
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characteristic of a scholar.
Related words
Example sentences
- academic Academic writing could be supported by statistics.
- literary He lived at home while pursuing literary ambitions.
- scholastic He exceeds all his brothers in scholastic ability.
- erudite I have no ambition to outshine him or any other erudite.
- pedantic You pride yourself on being pedantic, don't you?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scholarly | rising | |
| academic | rising | |
| literary | steady | |
| scholastic | falling | |
| erudite | steady | |
| pedantic | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- learned1, erudite3, bookish2, donnish
- 8 letters
- academic4, literary4, educated4, pedantic3, studious3
- 10 letters
- scholastic3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erudite3 = 3 syllables).